President Obama wants nearly all Americans to have access to speedy wireless services. He's promoting that plan in a small city in Michigan that's becoming a model for how the Internet can bring prosperity to far-flung places.

Teachers and counselors prepared reassurances of safety and support as Marinette High School reopened Wednesday, a day after sophomore who had held a classroom hostage for several hours died from the gunshot he inflicted on himself as police approached.

Tom Izzo vowed he would be a "lifer" at Michigan State after turning down a chance last summer to coach in the NBA. Michigan State just made life a lot more comfortable for Izzo. Izzo's newly amended contract gives him a $500,000 raise increasing his annual compensation to $3.49 million and use of a private plane for up to 25 hours each year for personal use. It comes just a few months after Cleveland tried to lure him to coach in the NBA.

Two major systems are expected to affect the nation Wednesday. The first one over the northern-central Gulf of Mexico and Gulf states is forecast to move very little Wednesday, resulting in continued numerous showers and thunderstorms from eastern Texas across the Gulf states.